The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-12

half of francs was offered for it by one of the
Rothschilds, but the offer was refused. 1t is
mounted as a brooch, and is surrounded BY large
diamonds, smaller sapphire, similarly mount
ed, being suspended from it as pendant.
"ORLANDo, didn't see you with Miss Brown
at the concert last night" mo, Percy. I'm not
calling on her any more. / can't until she re-
tracts what she said the other week" ssAh-
what did she sayl' well, she said 1 needn't
call any more"
NJ AUBE, the sculptor, is hard at work on his
great statue Of Gambetta in the Place du Ca
roussel, Paris. 1t represents the famous leader
pointing with his right hand toward the frontier
in attitude Of appeal to France, at his feet
being officer with broken sword, falling
over cannon.
BILL NYE: Mr.. Jefferson was at one time a
member of the Legislature and did much good
work while there. He was instrumental in
abolishing the laws relative to entail and primo
geniture. He also greatly improved the existing
game laws, making it a felony to turn jack
from the bottom of the pack.
A LITTLE old woman in tattered attire sells
matches on the streets of Philadelphia She is
named Maria Louise Hancock, and claims rela
tionship to the dead General Although appar'
emily very poor she is said to be worth $50, 000
She secures her entire sustenance from free
lunch counters in saloons where she sells
matches
80 LORD, thou knowest we have carefully ex
amined the records during the past week and
have learned that eighty out Of over oneh hun
dred members are also members of the church.
was the prayer of Boston Bible-class teacher
Sunday afternoon; and the Lord must have been
favorably impressed with the good showing for
the class as well as the efficiency Of the teacher
CATHERINE l.. WOLFE, the wealthy spinster
of New York, who was believed few weeks ago
TO be dying, and who at that time made what
she supposed to be last farewell to her rela-
tives and household, is now couva!escent, and
WILL in short time, it is believed, be completely
restored to health. She has given orders to
have her Newport villa prepared for summer
residence, and Will go there probably in May.
HIS MAJESTY FRANZ JOSEF of Austria Hun
gary has recently caused revolution in state
| etiquette. Hitherto, at the receptions Of their
imperial and royal Majesties, the wives of state
| officials who were not of royal birth could not
| be admitted At the last ball at the Hofburg
| several ladies vino did not enjoy this privilege
| were invited and presented by the Empress to
| the Emperor. This revolution in imperial ETH
| qnette is subject OF gossip in European
| court circles.
| ST WAS riding on one OF the old stage-coaches
running to the Black Hills and one of my fellow
passengers was an old Enelishman. We had
reached dell in the road when one of the lead
| ers of our fourth hand became restless. The
| driver swung his whip out, and the horse
felt the crack and steadied down, the driver ex-
claimed: There, blank blank you, take that!
| Immediately the voice resounded in echo from
, the hill beyond There, blank blank you, take
| THAR The Englshman looked up quietly and
said to me: IF he had said God bless you, in
stead of the language he used. his God bless you
| would as certainly have come back to him from
| yonder hill This story was recently told, not
| by Sunday school superintendent. but by PAT
| Sheedy, one of Chcago's boss gamblers
| and now John l.. Sullivans manager.